CVE-2012-0029

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted legacy mode packets.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72656 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/47741 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=log%3Bh=refs/heads/stable-1.0
http://secunia.com/advisories/47992 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48318 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47740 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0050.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1339-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51642 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/50913 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0370.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772075
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081972.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0029?
CVE-2012-0029 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0029?
To fix CVE-2012-0029, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0029 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0029 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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